The Jaguars are back in the AFC South spotlight in Week 6, and the early line says oddsmakers expect them to keep rolling.
Jacksonville is listed as a 2.5-point favorite over the Houston Texans, with the over/under set at 43.5 points at FanDuel Sportsbook. It’s the Jaguars’ first divisional game of the season, and it comes with a chance to keep stretching their lead in the South.
The Jags enter at 4-1 after one of the wildest wins you’ll see, their first of two London games. They navigated 13 penalties, injuries to Ross Matiscik and Anton Harrison, and a brutal redzone sequence before setting up Cam Little for a 57-yard game-winner. He knocked it through, sealing a finish that fit the mood of the day.
“Gritty not pretty,” as Foye Oluokun likes to say.
Houston, meanwhile, comes in at 1-4 after picking up its first win of the season against the Titans. The Texans’ playoff odds still aren’t strong, but the source notes they’ve added Marvin Harrison Jr. to a roster that already features a now-underrated quarterback and a defense that can still cause problems.
Jacksonville isn’t taking the matchup lightly. “We know what Houston is,” Liam Coen said after defeating Philadelphia.
“I don’t give a crap what their record is, I don’t care who’s playing, I don’t care who’s not playing. We know what kind of game this is about to be, and we’re going to have to bring it.”
So the line is out, and it’s a modest one: Jaguars by 2.5. The bigger question now is whether Jacksonville looks like a team ready to handle business in the division, or if Houston turns Week 6 into something uglier than the record suggests.
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